sWl faaltties.
He recalled unpalalo'lble
tn5tanas whm the agency had to take the samples
oflJTlported goods toGha·
na. and South Afnc" for
.-.g. """ he""" would
stop when the ongomg
prqect 15 completed
The Director Gener"l
sald that the fact that Ni·
gena has to be m:koned
Wlth when it comes to
products standardiso'll1on
globally inspired the

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H e abo satd that the
SON LRboralory btnldmg
will e1"borale st"ndards
and testmg of Imported
goods. do our testmg and
&so hepothe IVIbonI who
do not have standards and

quality laboratory to test
therstoo
The laboratory. will also
serve as a ~ centre
for scholars and researchers as revenu~ming
actMty, wtuch ~ said is
one
of the_
reasonsexp.e..bclund
os _
ln9 his plans toe:rpMd the

Pl"Oject further, the D-G,
who wtU add another IS
WIboratones. Sllld it 15 not
too much a task gtven that
In terms of stMdarcbsabon

equtpment. Nigena is still
far behind other countnes
of the world. IJb Egypt
wtuch has oo.-er 90 lo'Iboratones

eYenI M "Ur lim 01 Its klnd
In Ntgma,,, wuuung com·
bination of outdoor wellness, free medical screen·
mg and tarruly rt!CfMbon
It is a concept I would
ltke to see become an annual event. and COp1ed not
only by all st<lltes III Nlgena. but one that should be
happily _ e d by """"
COWllries In Atnca.

pany has ~I~ed mlo "
partnership wtth JBF Industnes Ud 10 further
""P""'I global production
of p"Ck"glhg m"tenal
made from pllmts
The company had been
refilling the reo:tumableo:
bottlesstnCe 1932butAld
it no long~ mak~ busi'
ness sense 10 continue
dOll1g so
Ronald leWIS. VIce
PresldenVOu~ Ptocurrment~atTheCoca·